Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.6° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
12
12
12
12
4
8
8
8
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM1.82m
6:27AM1.73m
6:58PM1.90m
7:10AM1.80m
7:37PM1.97m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.41m
00:28AM0.51m
12:39PM0.35m
1:11AM0.41m
1:21PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
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